LUCY NGATIA
Lucy Ngatia
My major research and academic interest is understanding the complexity and functioning of the terrestrial natural ecosystem. I worked with Dr. Ben Turner in my M.Sc. Research in determining the effects of large herbivores on soil chemical properties in Mpala Research Centre, Kenya. This involved use of large herbivores exclosures in two different soil types which acted as the control of herbivory. I was particularly mesmerized by the influence large herbivores have on phosphorus fractionation. In my PhD research, am interested in mapping the trees in a conservancy (Mpala Research Centre, Kenya) for determination of carbon sequestration and compare it with communally owned land, group ranches, and artificial private established woodlots. This will help us to understand how different land use and land management affect carbon sequestration and in return the influence on local and global climate variations and livelihoods. I hope to commence my PhD Study at the University of Florida in spring 2008.
Education and Degrees
B.Sc., Rangeland Management - University of Nairobi, Kenya (2004)
M.Sc., Rangeland Ecology - University of Nairobi, Kenya (2007)
Publications
Ngatia. L.W., Turner B.L. , Njoka J.T., and Gachene C.K.K., (in prep.). Effects of large herbivores on sequential phosphorus fractionation in Laikipia, Central savanna ecosystem.
Ngatia. L.W., Njoka J.T., Gachene C.K.K., and Turner B.L. (in prep.). Effects of large herbivores on Nitrogen, total P, Carbon and organic matter in Laikipia, Central savanna ecosystem.
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